as in edge
the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something
soldiers guarding the perimeter of the camp
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Recent Examples of perimeter
Trojacek said the department recommends checking a perimeter to make sure that there’s nothing within three feet of those space heaters.
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
Century Station deputies were requested to provide outside perimeter traffic control.
—Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
And lining your furniture around the room’s perimeter will make everything feel disconnected.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2026
Emergency responders, along with a crisis negotiation team, arrived shortly afterward and established a perimeter as officers searched for the suspect, police said.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2026
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
Century Station deputies were requested to provide outside perimeter traffic control.
—Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
And lining your furniture around the room’s perimeter will make everything feel disconnected.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2026
Emergency responders, along with a crisis negotiation team, arrived shortly afterward and established a perimeter as officers searched for the suspect, police said.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perimeter
Noun
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Having explored the Mariana Trench, the summit of Everest, and the edge of space, Victor Vescovo knows what awe feels like in its most dramatic forms.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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In short, the frontlines of the Russia-Ukraine war are a weird laboratory for modern warfare, which, against all odds, has given Ukraine a considerable tactical edge over its much larger adversary.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Users can manually enter ear spacing and head circumference to fine-tune time-of-arrival differences, adjust virtual speaker angles between 40°, 60°, and 80° and enable optional room simulation for a consistent, dependable reference environment.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The height of the knee-high shaft height measures 375mm, and have a 175mm circumference.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
16 Jan. 2026
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None of us are truly safe when the boundaries of state power start to shift this way.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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There aren’t a lot of barriers and boundaries to how painters experience the world.—
Jason Parham,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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China had closed its borders during the Covid-19 pandemic and only reopened them in earnest in early 2023.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Trump this week deployed border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota after this month’s fatal shootings of protesters Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, undermining Noem’s leadership of her department.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Jan. 2026
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Her Iamraw collection, intended to channel fragility, features subtle design details like double sleeves and raw edging in fabrics like Tencel, viscose and cotton.—
Alex Wynne,
Footwear News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Queen Consort chose a Robinson Valentine white silk chiffon gown with scalloped edging and a matching white overcoat.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
18 Jan. 2026
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White’s attempt glanced off the rim, giving the Bulls their third straight loss in four days to drop them to 23-25.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Griffin lander will demonstrate its ability to land with no official NASA payload, but will touch down on Mons Mouton near the western rim of Nobile crater close to the lunar south pole.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026
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Specifically, the fish that the octopuses hit tended to move away from the octopus or to the periphery of the group.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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One of the joys of learning a minor language is falling in love with the periphery.—
Colton Valentine,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Perimeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perimeter. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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